Audio Engineer / Producer - Drown Show Audio

Nova Sky Stories; Utrecht; On-site; EUR 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading drone entertainment company in Utrecht seeks an experienced Audio Engineer / Producer. This role requires technical and creative skills to produce high-quality audio for drone shows. Responsibilities include composing original music, ensuring synchronization with drone visuals, and maintaining high audio standards. Ideal candidates will have experience in live audio production and proficiency in software like Pro Tools and Ableton Live. Join us to help redefine storytelling with drone entertainment.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in audio production for live events.
• Advanced proficiency in Pro Tools as a primary production environment.
• Strong understanding of outdoor PA systems.

Responsibilities

• Compose, produce, mix, and master original music for drone shows.
• Ensure synchronization between music and drone formations.
• Deliver show-ready mixes optimized for outdoor playback.

Skills

Audio production

Mixing and mastering

Creative collaboration

SMPTE/LTC timecode workflows

Proficient in Pro Tools

Fluent English

Tools

Pro Tools

Ableton Live

Logic Pro

FL Studio

Job description

Nova Sky Stories, we empower artists and producers to bring awe and wonder to live audiences around the world. As the global leader in drone entertainment, we’ve been redefining live shows for over a decade—merging cutting-edge drone technology with imaginative artistry.

With a veteran team of engineers and creatives, we design and operate lightweight, small, precise, and safe drones that perform in the most demanding environments—urban centers, extreme temperatures, and high winds. Sky Stories inspires, captivates, and transforms the sky into a canvas of imagination.

Headquartered in the U.S. with teams across Europe and the UAE, Nova Sky Stories works with the world’s leading brands, venues, and events. Follow us: @NovaSkyStories

We are seeking an experienced Audio Engineer / Producer to lead audio production, mixing, and mastering for time-critical, large-scale drone shows and outdoor live experiences. This role operates at the intersection of creative music production and technical show execution and requires a high degree of precision, adaptability, and cross-disciplinary collaboration.

The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering high-quality, show-ready audio that integrates seamlessly with complex show control systems and large-format outdoor playback environments.

As an Audio Engineer / Producer, you will be responsible for:

• Compose, produce, mix, and master original music and sound design for drone shows and large-scale outdoor productions
• Develop audio content that integrates precisely with drone flight animation, SMPTE/LTC timecode-locked show control systems, and large-format outdoor PA deployments
• Ensure frame-accurate synchronization between music, visual cues, and drone formations
• Translate creative briefs, brand guidelines, and visual narratives into cohesive, cinematic soundtracks
• Collaborate closely with creative directors, designers, producers, and technical teams throughout production, rehearsal, and delivery
• Deliver show-ready mixes and masters optimized for outdoor playback, accounting for environmental conditions and audience scale
• Maintain high technical standards for loudness consistency, dynamic range, phase coherence, and real-world playback translation
• Manage structured production workflows, including session organization, version control, revisions, and final asset delivery under tight timelines

You’ll need to have:

• Proven experience in audio production, mixing, and mastering for live events, broadcast, or large-scale experiential projects
• Advanced proficiency in Pro Tools as a primary production and delivery environment
• Working proficiency in Ableton Live, Logic Pro, and/or FL Studio
• Demonstrated experience with SMPTE/LTC timecode workflows, including synchronization, testing, and validation
• Strong understanding of outdoor PA systems, long-throw playback behavior, and environmental factors affecting sound reproduction
• Experience delivering audio assets for front-of-house playback, redundant playback systems, and pre-programmed show playback engines
• Fluent spoken and written English (primary working language)

It’s a plus if you have:

• Background in film scoring, commercial music, or narrative-driven music production
• Experience working on large-scale live events, theme parks, or permanent installations
• Dutch is a strong plus
• Arabic is a strong plus

If you’re ready to play a key role in supporting the operational backbone of a company redefining storytelling in the sky, we’d love to hear from you. Apply now to help keep Nova Sky Stories flying high.